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The impacts on Marine life

- Sea turtles make up for 92% of entanglements in ghost nets contributing to the endagerment of this keystone species.

- ghost nets can cause alterations in the ocean floor harming habitats and animals like coral or sponge

-contributing to the depletion of commercial fish

-rise in fishing, causing more marine destruction

"Wild Caught Seafood Impacts." WorldWildlife.org. World Wildlife Fund, n.d. Web. 30 May 2016

"Ghost Nets, among the Greatest Killers in Our Oceans... - Mission Blue." Mission Blue. Mission Blue, 13 May 2013. Web. 03 June 2016. <https://mission-blue.org/2013/05/ghost-nets-among-the-greatest-killers-in-our-oceans/>.